Welding CRUSTY Aluminum and RUSTY Steel
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 พ.ค. 2022
- THE WORST OF BOTH WORLDS! I have no idea what that fan was covered in but I’m fairly sure I have black lung after welding this one.
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Ok Rockstar! "This things like 50 years old"...Dad says "no it ain't" That relationship with your pop is pretty awesome! you could see in his words and attitude, that's where you get it from, that just get it done attitude no matter what! great channel bud!
I appreciate that
Thanks for the props, Now i Know what the blades were for!!
Thanks for taking care of me Paul! your the man!
I appreciate you brother I just got done working on 22 story high-rise in Albuquerque replacing the motor for a cooling tower this video fucking makes me feel good about myself knowing that we all struggle but still get shit done
100% we all do especially in the repair world
"The thing is over 50 yrs old......" NO IT AINT!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Dude Amax is the shit!!! Everybody over there is awesome! Known them folks for about 25 years
Anthony, with the utmost respect, and I mean that sincerely, get yourself a suitcase or a 200+ amp multi-process inverter welder to throw on the truck and run off your Trailblazer already. Trust me, you’ll wonder how you got along without it.
He has a mig setup but tends to use arc welding more
Rivets are all the same weight and spaced. Welding depending on speed of fan will probably be out of balance due to heavy and lighter welds. But hopefully not.
Yeah it not likely to be balanced and will vibrate so badly it could tear itself apart. The build up of that hard material on it probably caused it to get out of balance and vibration caused the cracks that Anthony repaired. Hope it works out.
An interesting and tricky job that young man. Well done for getting it done!
2 weeks out and no charge. you better promote that shop. all them employees. shout em out in your video. get em some publicity.
Depending on the speed that fan spins at welding it may just cause more issues. If it is out of balance it will vibrate that fan to pieces.
100% correct
*If the shaft is solid steel, sometimes you're alright. If it kicks or you're replacing bearings every month, like balancing wheels for racing, I'll place the shaft (axle) between two level surfaces, let them roll to the heavy spot at the 6 o'clock position, Sharpie it and grind away 5mm in 2cm intervals. Then try it again. Eventually there's no repeating heavy spot and you are (much closer to) balanced.*
Nice job. You got a lot of time in that fan. Too bad you are not closer. I could have cnc plasma cut you new circles and blades in no time. No brake needed either. Just program some slots at x degrees on the round pieces equally spaced and make the blades slip in the slots and tig from the outside.
That’s what I was thinking. It’s the fastest and simplest way to build it quick.
i think you put the fins on backwards. if you look at the original one the shaft at the bottom the top of the fin thats bent is facing right. so right on top, when you weld it you have the fin bend facing the left so the holes arnt going to line up.
Great vid as always man! Thanks for sharing
Flex head tig torch. You could’ve gotten in there easily with one of those. I hate using other peoples machines without a flex head. My tig torch head literally adjusts 360 degrees and it’s amazing
The needle scaler in the corners is a damn good idea. I just got one from Harbour Freight and i call it my light sabre.
Lmao “bring me my light saber padawon”
@@MeltinMetalAnthony in welder that means "aye helper, gramme that deal right there"
To get industrial rivets you need to order from McMaster Carr or from Grainger's. The box stores don't have crap! Also pray blower fan is balanced. 👼👈🙏🙏🙏🙏
you got that right
That was my biggest concern. But I guess it’s working! Has been on job 2 weeks
Love that Mack B Model in the last shot, I’ve always wanted to swap my F800 welding rig cab out with an old B Model.
We had a old fertilizer spreader that had a fan wheel set up like that. After a few years the metal would be contaminated from the fertilizer. It was a pita to try to weld up cracks.
oh shit, thats DAD, I understand now. good luck Bub!!!
Got to love having needle gun , today I did a linkbelt 210 cab housing beside the boom and so happy having all my air tools makes my life so easy instead of chipping hammer
thought that was Crusty Pizza at first......
bravo
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Excellent video great big of work. Parents are all ways right😂. All ways look forward to the videos and enjoy them. Great skills 👍👍
If cash don't work take them beer lol
I'm a welder it wasn't welded so let's just weld it 😂😂
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I welded it helded.
Just a dumb union sparky dropping by to appreciate a pup enjoying his come up and take pride in his trade.
That whole fan assembly looks identical to the ones i used to build at an old job of mine. Never messed with the wheels just did the housings and bases. Had to do a double take when id seen it lol
Maaaaannnnn🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣i swear i heard my daddy when urs made tht comment an that look on his face
Holy shit man🤣🤣🤣🤣fukin love it
Try using CK Torch tips they make a whole lot of torch heads for Tig welding.
@MeltinMetalAnthony can you do some kind of explanation on the Texas TIG please looked kinda interesting
I have a few videos! I’m going to revamp the page when I have time and better categorize stuff
Yeah brother that is tough job but you are up to it
I m afraid that you will have excessive vibration with that fan and it will self destruct. I have experience doing HVAC and weld repair. If it does vibrate take to a HVAC company that has the equipment to balance it. You might have remove as much of the weld material as possible first. If you can't get HVAC to do that, if you have a friend at a tire shop do a getto balance job on it. No bad vibes here ,you do a damn good job.
How many rpms do you think that fan tunrs ? I was thinking if it's not warped could balance it with some weight
Do you get lots of condensation in your compressor, in Florida climate?
I hate aluminum stick rod but that might have been the best way to get in there.
Your Hobart would have breezed thru the thin steel also.
Welding rusty old equipment is never easy.
My first thought was throwing it out of balance with the welds
When you find any justification to bust out the new tool
When using the needle gun do you ever wear anti vibration gloves?
Definitely tigging that is possible but it’s a hard one (flex or swivel head with a stubby back cap cheap Amazon one will run you $30-70) they do also make stick electrodes aluminum if you would have been more comfortable with that.
Nice job Anthony. Please plumb your compressor all 1/2" ID pipe and hose from the tank on. Then use a 3/8" (reel) short connector hose as a whip for your tools. I have one scaler that has a straight 1/2" ID connector. That sucker hits like no tomorrow. I also have a small straight scaler that I use the whip for to get into tight places. I put a 1/2" ID whip on the Arc Gouger and connect it to the 1/2" hose and that made a world of difference. Keep kicking it brother. ;)
good tips! thanks bud!
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Great video. Perhaps ??? Ballance the fan before installing it. Rivets would have made the fins easier to replace in future.
Might need a ck 360 degree head for your tig torch
That fan must have vibrated to hell if you didn’t get it balanced 😂
I told him that 🤷♂️ but actually it worked ok according to him
Sucks with fans too cause they gotta be pretty balanced or it’ll vibrate itself into scrap
DID HE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT AT ALL OR JUST WELD IT INTO SHAPE LOL
That's the kind of nasty AL I have seen people use AL stick rods for. But I have never done it myself.
That big weave is the reason it held
Could you have plug welded it thru the rivet holes?
Next time your down hilling 7018 and the slag is getting in your way. Give the road a little flick, it will throw the slag out of your way and let puddle settle back to normal burn. 👍
6:21 - couldn't you have drilled some 3/8 holes and plug welded it from the top? Not knock your knowledge or skills.
I use the same respirator and cartriges for welding aluminum. I have seen you use it every time you weld aluminum. 👍
I'm pretty good with a stick but not so much with a mig got some advice for me ?
Dud if you come to Michigan I will take you on a tore of my work .airforce base c130s and A-10S.
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JOE THE AIRFORCE WELDER.
I'm not hating on your Dad but sometimes family can be tough clients. He probably thinks "Oh Anthony can fix that for me no problem" maybe without knowing how much of an ass welding shitty aluminum is. That was a tough repair for sure. Making a new blower fan would probably have been the easiest way to go but I can imagine how hard trying to convince your Dad to do that would be. Good job on making the best of what you could with what you had. Getting it done no matter what 👍
We use blowers larger than that on burners and they usually blow up fatigue is a bitch
This guys is the real deal. Most of these welders are too soft.
Good job it'll work hey if that loader repair lasted 8 yrs it was done right from the start
My daughter likes collecting old railroad spikes. We live next tourist trap where they have converted rail line into a ride. These are old rusted and bent spikes. Anyway she wanted me to clean them so she could paint them. Just threw them in my cement mixer with abrasive sand blast medium. About an hour later they came beautifully. Makes a hell of a lot of noise but neat trick.
You can stick weld aluminum! It's more of a pain in the ass, but if that's your only option. Go for it!
What is that tool you are using to remove slag?
Thanks
needle scaler
I recall tig welding this dirty old aluminum plate that, that was left in a pile of shit, The boss knew exactly where it came from, as he had not order that stuff in years. when the entire skin lifted up that freaked me out a bit like WTF is that, I used 4% zirconium balled on brass, gives you a black ball or the "black Pearl" and you weld under this skin layer which protects the aluminum. The worst was welding food baking carts - the smell of burning onions and spices.
Thumbs up for hair drying :)
We make blower fans..... If it's ally it won't last.... Use laser grade two one inch stitches each fan balance it send it
Where did you get your weld table and how much was it
I think weld table . com but its been 4 years
what do you film with and how much time do u spend editing.
i all same shit u do.
could of bolted it bro but whatever you got it done👍
That aluminum thing looks like it was a pain in the ass. A spool gun was definitely the correct choice for that. You should definitely get a small “mig” on your truck for these thin jobs.
Could it have been cast aluminum?
Its just a nightmare 🤣
Hi
Damn that's nice old IH. 50's?
no idea didn't get a chance to really look
It appears to be a B61 Mack
You could have cooked it some with the torch get a cleaner surface and clean out some of that crud
Non welders are like just tack it, its only welding.... Old aluminum will show who's the welder and who's not. make new parts is the best.
Shit… you should of just made a whole new one, lol
Why not just braze the fan blades?
I don't agree with some of the shit this kid is doing here but it just warms my heart to see a boy and his father not agree on shit.. and fucking curse like a couple of old sailors. Me and my old man did the same shit.
Im always amazed when a job isn't a absolute bitch ...I expect it now ... the most red of flags is when a customer says "it should be real easy".
You still supposed to clean the metal!
Bring back the intro music
nothing worse than welding dirty aluminium or titanium.
I think it had fiberglass resin on it
It’s kinda crazy to be welding in a garage like that
The door was open 🤣
@@MeltinMetalAnthony with a fan on too.
Not!
Why is that crazy? You can, AND WE DO, weld almost any and everywhere it’s required.
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I know u can, and I also have..
But there are better places to do it, unless u don’t mind the chance of your house burning down..
Got it genius?
Have you considered drilling rivets or where thay fucken weird
Look I understand it's your channel and nobody ain't got to watch it but I kind of like your channel but there's a lot of cussing and I know people cuss I'm just trying to do better for myself so I try to stay away from that kind of stuff but your channel do what you want to I'm just letting you know I'd like to watch your channel cuz I enjoy the content but it is a lot of cousin but you're right I can go to some other channel
1. you are supposed to use a TIG welder on aluminum. Yeah they make crappy aluminum rods but those are a JOKE. Use a TIG and an aluminum filler rod to weld aluminum. Using anything else, is like trying to weld a serious welding project with a soldering iron. 2. Your whole job as a welder is FABRICATION. The whole purpose of welding is PENETRATION. Sure you are fixing broken stuff sometimes, but a majority of your job is rebuilding broken parts. 3. If you are repairing/fabricating aluminum parts, then you should always have acetone on hand to be cleaning your aluminum surfaces. They immediately oxidize after you clean them. that coating of oxidation will play havoc with your welds. The first 30 seconds of your video you should have seen how dirty that part is, how it's made, and in your head reverse engineered it and took it apart to figure out how you can rebuild it yourself. Rebuilding it yourself would have took you fabricating each part to spec, laying them out,
If it wasn't for your Dad, I'd just say no
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Do your best and fuck the rest 😅
I love how much "fuck" I am hearing, you looking to take on a apprentice?